‘SEVERANCE’ BRAIN CHIPS: SCI-FI OR INEVITABLE? Forget logging off—what if your work brain and home brain were completely separate? Scientists are already developing neural implants that restore lost memories, enhance cognition, and even interface directly with computers. Severance might be fiction, but the future? Not so far off. 🧠⚡
—> HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO MEMORY EDITING? Right now, brain chips can stimulate movement, speech, and even fight depression—but selectively deleting memories? That’s still locked behind the complexity of the human mind. The brain is a hyper-connected web—turning off one part risks crashing the whole system.
—> COULD NEURALINK OR BRAINGATE HACK CONSCIOUSNESS? Companies like Neuralink are working on implants that let people control machines with their thoughts, while BrainGate is helping paralyzed patients move their limbs using mind signals. The real question: If we can restore lost brain functions, how long before we enhance them? 🚀
—> THE END OF WORK... OR THE END OF YOU? A future where humans "compartmentalize" memories on demand could be a productivity dream—or a nightmare. If your memories can be paused, erased, or rewritten, who’s really in control? And if a corporation holds the keys to your on-the-clock self, what happens when they decide to upgrade... or delete? 👀
—> HOW LONG UNTIL THIS IS REAL? Scientists say brain augmentation is coming—but actual memory separation is likely decades away. Still, if the last 20 years of AI and neuroscience have taught us anything, it’s this: the future arrives faster than expected.
Source: TIME
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FUTURES
STOCKS WOBBLE AS ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY LINGERS. Wall Street seesawed again Thursday, with the S&P 500 slipping 0.2% and the Nasdaq falling 0.3%, as investors tried to make sense of Trump’s trade war moves and the Fed’s wait-and-see stance on interest rates. 📉⚖️
—> IS THE ECONOMY STILL STRONG? New jobless claims came in lower than expected, suggesting a “low fire, low hire” job market—steady, but not booming. Meanwhile, stocks keep swinging as investors brace for more policy shifts.
—> WHERE DO MARKETS GO FROM HERE? With the Fed holding rates steady and uncertainty around tariffs, traders are looking for signals on where the economy is headed next. Will corporate earnings and job data keep the market afloat? 🚀📊
Source: AP News
CRYPTO
TRUMP CALLS CRYPTO THE FUTURE OF FINANCE. At a NYC crypto event, Trump declared crypto will drive economic growth, praising industry pioneers but offering no new policy details. 🚀💰
—> WHAT HE SAID: Crypto is "as big as you can get" and will "promote privacy, security, and wealth."
—> WHY IT MATTERS: With crypto backing his campaign, Trump is doubling down on his pro-digital asset stance—but will policy follow? ⚡📊
Source: CoinDesk
SPACE
MARCH MADNESS WINNERS GET... A TICKET TO MARS? 🚀🏀 SpaceX just raised the stakes on March Madness—a perfect bracket could score you a seat on Starship for a future Mars mission. Yes, that’s the same rocket that has exploded twice this year, but hey, no risk, no reward! 🌌🔥
—> WHAT'S THE DEAL? SpaceX teased its bracket challenge on X, promising a trip to Mars for the impossible feat of predicting every game correctly. Spoiler: No one’s ever done it. But if someone does? Time to start training for liftoff.
—> WHEN ARE HUMANS ACTUALLY GOING? Elon Musk says an uncrewed Starship could reach Mars by 2026, with human missions to follow. But considering Starship’s recent explosions, let’s just say… it’s still in overtime.
—> THE BIGGER PICTURE: Musk’s dream of a multiplanetary civilization is edging closer to reality. If he’s right, one day, winning a trip to Mars might be as normal as winning a trip to Vegas—minus the gravity. 🏆🪐
Source: USA Today
I have said it for years — when I was a kid, when I was on-air at Bloomberg, on Twitter / X, etc. etc….. I want to go to Space and also come back and then tell people about going to space. I am a big space nerd.
back to work…
QUANTUM // ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
DISNEY DROIDS STEAL THE SHOW AT NVIDIA'S AI WOODSTOCK. Forget AI art—these bots have personality. At Nvidia’s GTC event, Disney’s Besh and Grek—adorable, real-life droids inspired by Star Wars—became instant robot celebrities. They walk, interact, and even express emotions thanks to Nvidia’s cutting-edge reinforcement learning tech. 🤖
—> TRAINED LIKE AI ATHLETES: These bots learned to walk by failing in a virtual world first, so they never stumble IRL. They even mastered shy glances and angry glares through thousands of AI-driven simulations.
—> WHY THIS MATTERS: It’s not just theme park magic—Nvidia’s “Newton” physics engine (co-developed with Google DeepMind & Disney) is training robots for logistics, healthcare, and more. Today, they’re cute Disney sidekicks—tomorrow, they could be robotic co-workers. 🚀
—> CAN THEY GO ROGUE? Not yet. A human still controls their actions—but when asked to crash into each other for viral content, Grek simply blinked nervously and said “nah.” 😂
Source: WSJ
ONE MORE THING
THE CAVEMEN WOULD’VE USED OZEMPIC IF THEY COULD’VE. CAVEMEN DIETS TO GREEK GAINS—WHAT DID ANCIENTS EAT? Forget calorie counting—ancient diets were about lifestyle, balance, and sometimes… just figs? 🥩🍷🍇 Ancient Greek trainers put Olympic runners on strict fig-only regimens, while Roman doctors warned against too much red meat, wine, and even fruit.
—> WHAT DID THEY GET RIGHT? Greek physician Galen swore by fish, veggies, and exercise for staying lean—basically the Mediterranean diet before it was cool. Meanwhile, some athletes lived on pure meat, believing it would make them stronger. (Science says… maybe not.)
—> WHY THIS MATTERS: Today’s obsession with biohacking, fasting, and protein-packed diets isn’t new—humans have been experimenting with nutrition for thousands of years. Whether it's figs for endurance or Galen's advice to avoid stress, history proves health is about more than just food.
Source: Cosmos
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Kev
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